It is only the unimaginative who ever invents. The true artist is known by the use he makes of what he annexes.

We in the House of Lords are never in touch with public opinion. That makes us a civilised body.

No publisher should ever express an opinion on the value of what he publishes. That is a matter entirely for the literary critic to decide. I can quite understand how any ordinary critic would be strongly prejudiced against a work that was accompanied by a premature and unnecessary panegyric from the publisher. A publisher is simply a useful middle-man. It is not for him to anticipate the verdict of criticism.

Though of all poses a moral pose is the most offensive, still to have a pose at all is something.

you will always love, and you will always be loved

The public is wonderfully tolerant. It forgives everything except genius.

It is perfectly possible to get what you think you want and be miserable. It's possible too, to never get it but deeply enjoy the process of trying. In this world, there are only two tragedies. One is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it.